The Rate of IPv4 Depletion and IPv6 Adoption in Europe

IPv4, the current Internet protocol standard, is running out and the new standard, IPv6 is not backwards compatible. Because the two cannot communicate directly with each other, it’s imperative that IPv6 is adopted globally to avoid any disruption in Internet connectivity.

The RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia has around 65 million remaining IPv4 addresses. Although this may seem like a lot, in reality, IPv4 in the region is expected to be fully depleted by the first half of 2012. The RIR for Asia Pacific (APNIC) has already exhausted its supply of IPv4 and the RIPE NCC is not far behind.

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2011-12-09 10:21:27, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/X8zQ5RlP4W0/

Entering 2012, Cable Well-Positioned on IPv6

The cable industry still is rushing to handle the new and far more complex IPv6 addressing format.

The basics of the story — the inadequate long-term supply of IPv4 addresses and the need to upgrade just about every link of the distribution chain in order to support IPv6 — seem to have been with us for some time.

The year coming to a close marked two milestones that suggest that the true beginning of the end of the transition finally is upon us: The last batch of fresh IPv4 addresses was allocated in February, and World IPv6 day — a day to drive home the importance of the transition and get content providers and network owners to turn up IPv6 services that could only be undertaken when many content providers and network operators are up to snuff — was held on June 8.

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2011-12-09 10:16:04, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/dCgyeOX2RhE/

Power in Numbers: China Aims for High-Tech Primacy

In an otherwise nondescript conference room, Wu Jianping stands before a giant wall of frosted glass. He toggles a switch and the glass becomes transparent, looking down on an imposing network operations center full of large computer displays. They show maps of China and the world, pinpointing China?s IPv6 links, the next generation of the Internet.
Complete info at The New York Times, Ocala and CNBC.

2011-12-06 17:42:24, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8230

Web hoster builds on cloud, looks ahead to IPv6

Web Drive says virtual machines are fastest growing part of business.
Complete info at Reseller.

2011-12-06 17:33:49, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8229

Riverbed Broadens Support for Enterprise Applications With New WAN Optimization Release

RiOS 7.0 Accelerates the Delivery of Native Video, UDP and IPv6, and Extends Support for VDI; Builds on Leadership in Delivering Speed, Scale, Simplicity and Security.
Complete info at MarketWatch, CRN and 4-traders.

2011-12-06 17:21:49, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8228

Teradici Releases Firmware 3.5.0 for PCoIP(R) Zero Clients

Teradici, the developer of the innovative PC-over-IP(R) (PCoIP(R)) protocol that enables a true PC experience for desktop virtualization, today announced the availability of its PCoIP Firmware Release 3.5.0 and PCoIP Management Console 1.7. This PCoIP zero client firmware update includes support for USB 2.0 with VMware(R) View(TM) sessions, Imprivata OneSign(R) Virtual Desktop Access with VMware View, 802.1X security, and IPv6.
Complete info at MarketWatch, Benzinga and Virtual-Strategy.

2011-12-06 17:19:54, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8227

Bankrupt Borders flogs 65,536 IP addresses at $12 a pop

Scarce network numbers offloaded to healthcare biz.
Complete info at TheRegister, MaximumPC and CircleID.

2011-12-06 17:17:03, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8226

Europe Warns ISPs and Businesses to Act Now and Adopt IPv6 ASAP

The European Commission (EC) has warned businesses and ISPs to act now and get on with the very important job of upgrading their networks to support the Internet Protocol v6 ( IPv6 ) addressing standard before Europes remaining IPv4s are totally depleted (likely to happen within the next 12 months).

The issue is important because the majority of us are dependent upon IP addresses. An IPv4 address is seamlessly assigned to your connection each time you go online (e.g. 86.247.0.11). It allows you to communicate with other internet websites, services and people etc.

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2011-12-06 10:18:24, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/bkwhuZDIIBc/

IPv6: It’s now reality, not theory

With this summer’s exhaustion of new IPv4 addresses, the adoption of the next generation of Internet protocols is becoming reality, not an event predicted for the distant future. This means that enterprises would be well advised to begin now addressing how they will ready their networks for IPv6.

There is still some breathing room — years, in fact — before IPv6 becomes a fait accompli. According to one estimate from the Gartner Group, by 2015 about 17 percent of the Internet will be using IPv6 and more than a quarter of newcomers to the Internet will be using it.

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2011-12-05 09:17:54, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/OE88qwMLl3A/

MINTEL & SENATEL, from the Ecuador Government, organize an IPv6 event

With the support of 6DEPLOY and other organizations, the Ecuador Government has organized a workshop in Quito, towards the official adoption of IPv6 in the country.
The information of the event and the material presented is available at the 6DEPLOY site.

2011-12-05 02:29:39, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8225